Woah these guys are insane looking from above! Was planning on putting together a ~150 gallon stock tank pond next summer, I have to consider these guys now. Did you buy those or collect them?
So the rainbow Shiners are native to central and southern states of the USA, they can be found in huge shoals around spring time when they group together to spawn. I am from the UK so of course I had to source them specially, I happen to work for a big aquatics retailer here so I ordered some from a supplier in the Czech Republic. The selectively tank bred ones from Czech are the most colourful males, the other males are cheaper and "lower quality" Shiners probably more similar to wild caught ones
El Gringo gotcha gotcha. I’m in the US. Gonna have to keep my eye open for suppliers. I had no idea they were this pretty from above. I’ve been looking for species that look great from up top for small summer pond setups. Thanks for the info!
I’m south of Toronto so a little warmer than Montreal. But frozen is frozen and they look good right now. No stress. I kept my stream and a bubbler going so there was no temp stratification either.
@@elgringo1893 thanks for the reply, actually now a days zebra fishes are available in different colour and sizes and shapes it's very difficult to understand.
![[Unboxing] The Most STUNNING US Native Fish! (Rainbow Shiners)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/O_UP1u5MsTc/mqdefault.jpg)
Nice ! If you can keep them outdoors in the UK, then I can for sure do the same for 1 of my ponds in Mexico. Cheers mate
Really nice, I've got them as well and I think they will become more and more popular over time!
Woah these guys are insane looking from above! Was planning on putting together a ~150 gallon stock tank pond next summer, I have to consider these guys now. Did you buy those or collect them?
So the rainbow Shiners are native to central and southern states of the USA, they can be found in huge shoals around spring time when they group together to spawn. I am from the UK so of course I had to source them specially, I happen to work for a big aquatics retailer here so I ordered some from a supplier in the Czech Republic. The selectively tank bred ones from Czech are the most colourful males, the other males are cheaper and "lower quality" Shiners probably more similar to wild caught ones
El Gringo gotcha gotcha. I’m in the US. Gonna have to keep my eye open for suppliers. I had no idea they were this pretty from above. I’ve been looking for species that look great from up top for small summer pond setups. Thanks for the info!
Wow amazing do you Breed them would be interested!! These look amazing.
It's hilarious how these seem easier found in Europe than in the US.
I just bought six of these but only one survived the water sadly.
Hell yes please
How big do they get
what about in winter time?can they survive?And what temprature is your country in winter time?
It freezes over in winter and they absolutely love it 👍
@@elgringo1893 Ok.I have rosy barb in pond also thfy can survive in winter
@@dogaya.dokunus I assume you are in Turkey?
@@elgringo1893 İts True.Turkey in izmir
Hi again .Do you know different cold water fish name for pond?
dragon fly flish?
are those really rainbow shiners? they look really big
They're probably 60mm in length max
will they survive in the pond through the winter?
They did last winter
Mine survived this winter. All of them. Pond completely froze over. I’m up in Ontario Canada.
@@joefishgofish9940 i was thinking about that, im in montreal
I’m south of Toronto so a little warmer than Montreal. But frozen is frozen and they look good right now. No stress. I kept my stream and a bubbler going so there was no temp stratification either.
Are these natural fish or some kind of genetically modified fishes.
100% natural fish, they are native to North America, Notropis chromosus
@@elgringo1893 thanks for the reply, actually now a days zebra fishes are available in different colour and sizes and shapes it's very difficult to understand.
@@ayarottilsandeep545 yeah it's not a common thing in the UK, I'm pretty sure artificially dyed or genetically modified fish are banned here.